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Poison Ivy

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Dejected about her relationship with her father, Darryl (Tom Skerritt), a teen girl, Sylvie Cooper (Sara Gilbert), grows closer to a fiery fellow student named Ivy (Drew Barrymore). But as much as Sylvie craves Ivy's wildness, Ivy, in turn, is attracted to Sylvie's comfortable home life. Ivy seduces Darryl in an attempt to have that life for herself, and also takes steps to kill Sylvie's mother, Georgie (Cheryl Ladd), who is seriously ill, making it look like Sylvie is the guilty one.

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Critics Consensus

An unpleasant thriller that lacks the self-awareness to dilute its sordid undertones, Poison Ivy is liable to give audiences a rash.

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Nina Autostraddle 08/13/2021
The title credits hadn't finished rolling and I knew this was going to become a favorite movie of mine. Go to Full Review Kim Newman Empire Magazine 02/11/2008
3/5
Ambiguous and intriguing. Go to Full Review Variety Staff Variety 02/11/2008
Unfortunate thesps take it all very seriously, while technical aspects are emptily polished. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 05/24/2023
1.5/4
...an often astonishingly sluggish piece of work that proves unable to capture the viewer’s interest right from the get-go... Go to Full Review Hannah Engler PopMatters 05/05/2022
Poison Ivy provides a rare example of an adolescent role that seems grounded in the real desperation of adolescence. Go to Full Review Chase Burns The Stranger (Seattle, WA) 01/20/2022
I love Poison Ivy-but of course I love Poison Ivy, because I love the color red, and I love lots of rain in a movie, and I love horny melodrama. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s @Thiagostone Nov 15 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 30 Success in 1 hour and 31 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $1,800,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Robyn M Feb 25 Always watch this when it comes on TV. See more 02/16/2023 One of the worst movies I've ever seen. And the music was really annoying in this film. See more Pierre L 01/28/2023 the horror of the seduction See more 01/08/2022 I found it very predictable and boring. Its pace is a bit slow. I skip parts of it just so that I knew exactly what happened and I still found it boring. Yet, less boring than it'd be if I had watched the whole thing. I think in great part this is due to the lack of depth of the characters. We know little about each of them, and none of them is likable or interesting. See more Read all reviews
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Andy Ruben

Director

Katt Shea

Director

Drew Barrymore

Ivy

Tom Skerritt

Darryl Cooper

Sara Gilbert

Sylvie Cooper

Cheryl Ladd

Georgie Cooper

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Synopsis Dejected about her relationship with her father, Darryl (Tom Skerritt), a teen girl, Sylvie Cooper (Sara Gilbert), grows closer to a fiery fellow student named Ivy (Drew Barrymore). But as much as Sylvie craves Ivy's wildness, Ivy, in turn, is attracted to Sylvie's comfortable home life. Ivy seduces Darryl in an attempt to have that life for herself, and also takes steps to kill Sylvie's mother, Georgie (Cheryl Ladd), who is seriously ill, making it look like Sylvie is the guilty one.
Director
Andy Ruben, Katt Shea
Production Co
New Line Cinema, MG Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Nov 2, 1999
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.8M
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Surround
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